Czech court cancels lower court ruling that acquitted former PM Babis of fraud charges
PRAGUE (AP) — Prague’s High Court has cancelled a lower court ruling that acquitted former Prime Minister Andrej Babis of fraud charges in a $2…
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Apple will update iPhone 12 in France after regulators said it emitted too much radiation
PARIS (AP) — Apple has agreed to install updates for the iPhone 12 in France after French regulators ordered the company to stop selling the model…
Continue Reading AP Election Brief | What to expect in Pennsylvania’s special election
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For the third time in less than eight months, a special election will decide control of the…
Continue Reading A daughter of long-detained activist in Bahrain is blocked from traveling to the island kingdom
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A daughter of a long-detained human rights activist in Bahrain has tried to…
Continue Reading Italian leader Giorgia Meloni vows to take ‘extraordinary measures’ to deal with a migrant influx
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni is vowing to take “extraordinary measures” to deal with an…
Continue Reading MLB managers at different career stages strive to be honest with players when it comes to decisions
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The only time Mark Kotsay ever faced being demoted or released as a player, Terry…
Continue Reading Bangladesh is struggling to cope with a record dengue outbreak in which 778 people have died
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh is struggling with a record outbreak of dengue fever, with experts saying a lack of a coordinated response is…
Continue Reading What’s at stake as 13,000 workers go on strike at major US auto makers
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — About 13,000 auto workers have walked off the job at three targeted factories after their union…
Continue Reading China is sending Vice President Han Zheng to represent the country at UN General Assembly session
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China is sending Vice President Han Zheng to the U.N. General Assembly’s annual high-level…
Continue Reading Rubiales has been given a restraining order after denying wrongdoing in front of a Spanish judge
By ALICIA LEÓN and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s National Court says the former president of the country’s…
Continue Reading Nobel Foundation raises the amount for this year’s Nobel Prize awards to 11 million kronor
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel Foundation has decided to raise the award amount for this year’s Nobel Prizes by 1 million kronor ($90,000) to 11…
Continue Reading Thailand’s opposition Move Forward party to pick new leader as its embattled chief steps down
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The head of the Move Forward party, which finished first in Thailand’s general election…
Continue Reading Laos deports human rights lawyer who was fleeing state pressure back to China
By DAKE KANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A human rights lawyer who was arrested in neighboring Laos has been deported back to China, his…
Continue Reading Laos deports human rights lawyer who was fleeing state pressure back to China
By DAKE KANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A human rights lawyer who was arrested in neighboring Laos has been deported back to China, his…
Continue Reading Barry Steenkamp, the father of the woman Oscar Pistorius fatally shot, has died at age 80
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Barry Steenkamp, the father of Reeva Steenkamp, the woman who was fatally shot by…
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The US offers more organ-donor surgeries than ever, but more work is needed to improve organ transplants
Northwell Health partnered with Stacker to review Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network data and better illustrate the gap between the…
Continue Reading Father, stepmother and uncle of dead girl appear in UK court on murder charge after Pakistan arrests
LONDON (AP) — The father, stepmother and uncle of a 10-year-old girl found dead in her U.K. home have appeared in court on murder charges after…
Continue Reading Searchers look for more than 10,000 missing in flooded Libyan city where death toll eclipsed 11,000
By YOUSEF MOURAD Associated Press DERNA, Libya (AP) — Libyan authorities limited access to the flooded city of Derna on Friday to make it easier…
Continue Reading Ukrainian forces reclaim a village in the east as part of counteroffensive
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s forces have recaptured a village in the country’s east after intense…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street closes lower, giving S&P 500 another losing week
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Wall Street capped a choppy week of trading with a broad slide for stocks Friday, giving the…
Continue Reading Key trade crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan reopens after 9 days
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials in Afghanistan and Pakistan say a key border crossing linking the two countries is open again. The crossing in…
Continue Reading Things to know about Sweden’s monarchy as King Carl XVI celebrates 50 years on the throne
By KARL RITTER Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf celebrates his golden jubilee on Friday, marking 50 years since he…
Continue Reading A German tailor who specializes in bespoke lederhosen is in high demand ahead of Oktoberfest
By MATTHIAS SCHRADER and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BAD HINDELANG, Germany (AP) — Germany’s city of Munich is getting ready to tap the…
Continue Reading Citing sustainability, Starbucks wants to overhaul its iconic cup. Will customers go along?
By PETER PRENGAMAN Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — For a generation and more, Starbucks’ throwaway cup has been a cornerstone of consumer…
Continue Reading Citing sustainability, Starbucks wants to overhaul its iconic cup. Will customers go along?
By PETER PRENGAMAN Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — For a generation and more, Starbucks’ throwaway cup has been a cornerstone of…
Continue Reading Oregon launches legal psilocybin access amid high demand and hopes for improved mental health care
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Psilocybin tea, wind chimes and a tie-dye mattress await those coming to an office suite in…
Continue Reading Iraq steps up repatriations from Islamic State camp in Syria, hoping to reduce militant threats
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq is stepping up repatriation of its citizens from a camp in northeastern…
Continue Reading China economic data show signs slowdown may be easing, as central bank acts to support growth
BEIJING (AP) — China has reported its factories picked up their pace and retail sales also gained momentum in August, suggesting the economy may be…
Continue Reading More than 700 million people don’t know when — or if — they will eat again, UN food chief says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the United Nations food agency says a global hunger crisis has left more…
Continue Reading The Texas Senate is deliberating at Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial
By PAUL J. WEBER, JIM VERTUNO and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton…
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